Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-06-28
THE SECOND ExCURIoN.


PaviIion-Hood Dancing Great
Enjoyment and a Pronounced
Success.
Don't you hear the bells that ring,
The band Of music play;
o. come. my lovely Nancy,
'Tis time to get away!
Well, get away we did. The train, q
locomotive and seven cars, stood at the
head OF CLARK street. Our townspeople
came climbing up the hill, and as the
Star Band struck up q merry strain Of
music the folks jumped aboard, the iron
horse snorted and moved down the road.
Az the Matamoras furnace the train stop
ped TO take ON more passengers, and
again ct the railroad depot did it come to
g halt. 1t was getting pretty late. and
there was no time to be lost. The cars
were allied. Never did a merrier party go
pleasure seeking. and when the train
stopped in front of the dancing pavilion,
IL appeared like Diamond Station, az il by
magic, had became suddenly populated.
The pavilion was fixed up in
good shape for dancing. A double
convas had been stretched on the floor,
trees had been setin all around the building
and as the balmy air waited its pleasant
breexes through the open spaces it afforded
Q cool and pleasant retreat. The Star
Band was at its best, and in . short
space of time the dancers were whirling in
the may waltz. After the first dance,
the mines leading the way, the baseball
game commenced. The Richmonds took
the first innings, with Bert Sweeney at the
bat and Chris Geraty on deck. The Clip
pers put in their best ticks, and the game
was we'll played until the third inning
when Bert Sweeney received q ball under
his left ribs which nearly disabled him,
and as he is one Of the best of the
Richmond nine, this unfortunate o.
curence had the effect Of turning the game
to o great extent. The Richmonds nigh:
have stood q better show, even then, but
Satan was at them (the SENTINEL's devil
was in that nine, and the Clippers got
away with the game.
While the game was in hand some of
our local sportsman took to the shooting
grounds. A target had been set up but no
particular attention was paid to the
score. Our reporter noticed however,
that Jack Moore came nearest hitting the
bull eye, and was followed within q bali
inch by Pete knight. Harry Evans
killed o dozen swallows, more or less, out
OF q dozen slaughtered. There were also
others who knocked some Of these birds;
hence, some OF Harry's s'swallows " may
nave been "draughty."
Ruby Hill got away with some Of the
honors OF the day at clay pigeon shooting.
Two matches were contested by James
Jury and John Nicholas, Jr., Of Ruby
Hill; Giles Weller and j. @. Harmon.
They each put up 81, and agreed that the
winner should pay for the pigeons. Jury,
in both matches, broke three out of four.
In another match between Jury, Nicholas
and Andy Simpson. Jury broke three
pigeons with IS many shots. Mr..
Jury Ia certainly a good and also q quick
shot. He is willing to take q hand at live
pigeon shooting for q purse with any man
in Eureka county, excepting Frank Rogers.
There was q tin oyster can thrown in
the air, and was shot at by Pete Knight.
Giles Weller. Martin Brown and others,
but the can 500 became discouraged at
the Intellectual attempts to perforate 1t. and
sank ont of sight in the bottom OF the
"babbling" brook close by.
The baseball game had closed by this
| Eme, ana everybody Wtut W suo pasiAlou,
attracted there by the pleasant strains OF
music. Dancing was kept up until it was
| time to return to the train. There were
lots OF good things to eat and drink on
the grounds. Ice cream, lemonade. soda
water. cakes. pies and lunches at the re-
freshment stands. and plenty of beer, etc.,
at the handcar house. Everybody ap-
peared contented, and everything went to
indicate that these railroad excursions will
become popular.
The homeward trip was without Incl.
dent until the train reached the grade
above the Matamoras furnace, where II
stopped as if for want of steam. The en-.
gineer, John B. Rice, could not account
for this until il was discovered that Hank
Knight and Col. Mills were in front hold.
ing down the pilot. Fireman Hussey i'm
mediately sanded the track, piled more
wood into the fire-box and got up more
steam. With a tremendous snort the To-
camove leaped forward, and without fur
Their difficulty pulled the passengers to the
starting point.
II Is said that the Elko nine will b
challenged to play the Clippers at thu
next picnic, when more sport than ever il
expected.